Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Markee Is ia her 18th year and ia a grand.
daughter of the Rev. william Refshaw. She
Is OF short, full figure and rather good
looking. Tho assault is alleged to bave
been committed on the morning Of Decem-
bar 10th in Baldwip's mills where both par.
ties were employed. There was no great
difficulty in aroUring jury, most Of them
coming from the regular panel. Ooupsel
for tho prisoner made about dozen ch.l
lenRes, and the states attorney made two.
The following were selected Arthur A.
Maokie, Isaac d. Davis. Lewis II, KIRK
William j Atkinson, @. Frank Kirk, Josiah
Z. Kirk, John II CoulsoD, CassiNs 4 Kirk
Eugene Pearce, John Il. White, j. Harvey
Hlndman, and james Dean.
As this is case In which, In the discre-
tion Of the court, hanging is the penalty,
and tho jury, after being sworn, has to be
kept together, the last Juror was not sworn
aud the jurors were, accordingly, allowed
to spend last night ~ their homes A Gu
rious feature Of this jury Ia that four per-
sons OF the name OF Kirk are on It. Three
Of these are brothers and the other is a rel
alive. 1t was thought n strange coincidence
that these eiosely.related men OF the same
nanle should have been drawn as Jurors for
this tefln II WINS stranger when tIey were
all drawn for the petit Jury and not ono on
the grand jury. This lust caps the climax.
There are persons In Elkton VIII do noe
believe In the town being tialf consumed by
IRE before Il steam engine ia Pureha .ed.
Another meeting was hold on Monday
evening at which n permanent organization
was effected. l.. NJ. Haines, Esq, OF the
Cecil bar was elected president and ex-
Sheriff William II. Boulder, secretary.
The law and order leagues OF the Second,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth election
districts sent representatives TO the meeting
for the. purpose of consolidating into
county league held here yesterday. Henry
II. Brady OF Chesapeake City was selected
for chairman of the county executive com
mittee.
Ex-SherIff William J.Smith, as auctoneer
for Clinton Mccullough, trustee, yesterday
sold at public sale ut the courthouse yard,
the interest Of the heirs of the late DIvid
Scott In the extensive fertilizer works con-
Quoted under the name OF d. Scott d Bro,
In this town. The interest was sold subject
to a lien of $4,000. The firm Of d. Scott 4
Bro, was the purchaser for $4,000, making
the real value Of the half interest St2,0l0.
Auetioneer A. P. Shoekley offered at
public sale yesterday afternoon the store
house in Cecilton, belonging to the heirs OF
Francis B. Oruikshank. 1t was bid TO
81 $40 aud Withdrawn. The interest OF
some OF the heirs, amounting to about one.
half, was afterwards sold for $500.
The newly-elected managers of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society met yesterday
and organized. A. II. Magraw WINS elected
President, DIR. G. NJ. Ellis, Vice President;
John Partridge, Secretary; George M. Wells, |
Assistant Secretary; George A. Blake, 1'reas- |
urer. DIR. Charles M. Ellis, John dilpin and |
Daniel Bratton were elected members OF the |
executive committee. 1t was decided to |
hold the next fair on the 4th, 9th, 9th and |
7th OF October next. The secretary was in |
structed to invite representatives of Har- |
lord, Dover, Worton and EAstOn fairs to |
meet representatives of the Cecil County |
Agricultural Society in February to arrange |
Tor the formation Of Peninsula trottiDg |
yirenit.